The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his cervical spine, bilateral knee, and right thumb disabilities. The case is being remanded to issue a Statement of the Case regarding the right thumb disorder.
The deciding factor: The veteran expressed disagreement with the initial noncompensable rating assigned for his right thumb disorder but no SOC has been issued yet.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, bilateral knee strain, right thumb disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0627865
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What this means for you
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